Boo Walker
Boo Walker has published 14 books across 3 series. The recommended reading order starts with Lowcountry Punch (2014).
Boo Walker is an American author who writes thrillers under the name Benjamin Blackmore, and also the novel An Unfinished Story. He is best known for his Red Mountain Chronicles series. Walker first pursued creativity as a songwriter and banjoist in Nashville, but a hand injury ended his music career. After working as a day trader, he moved to Washington State and bought a farm on Red Mountain. It was there, surrounded by grapevines, that he began writing high-impact stories that have found a wide readership.
Walker's life has included residences in South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Washington State, New York, and Valencia, Spain. He currently lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with his wife, son, and two dogs. His novels are known for their colorful characters and soulful narratives.
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Order of Red Mountain Chronicles Books
- TagshorrorDescriptionIn the unique landscape of Red Mountain, Washington, where eccentrics live in close harmony, Otis Till, a visionary winemaker, is known to howl at the moon. Margot Pierce arrived to build an inn, but finds herself lost in gelato and fantasies of her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester longs for a life beyond her celebrity parents' shadow. Brooks Baker, haunted by a past as an orphan on the streets, navigates his present. Their lives, intertwined like the vineyard vines, seem to coexist, but beneath the surface, secrets fester. When the hidden truths of Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks are exposed, dysfunction ignites. In a community where everyone knows each other, these secrets threaten to poison their fragile peace. Will Red Mountain emerge stronger, or will their lives be torn apart by the revelations that have come to light?Publication dateOctober 15, 2016Amazon rating4.2/5Print length374LanguageEnglishPublisherSandy Run Press
- Tags---DescriptionOtis Till, the grapefather of Red Mountain, has regained his senses, but his vision for the future of his desert wine region is threatened by a greedy landowner. Meanwhile, Margot Pierce has opened her French inn, only to find herself facing an empty nest and a solitary future. The prospect of re-entering the dating scene, even online, looms large. Brooks Baker's engagement has crumbled, leaving him alone once more despite reconnecting with his biological family. He longs for true love, but will his family's presence bring the fairy tale he desires? Adriana Hernandez has fled California and her past, seeking refuge and a sense of belonging on Red Mountain with her young son. Can they escape their former lives, or will they be forced to run again? As farmers, chefs, winemakers, artists, and runaways navigate their often-dysfunctional lives, they must set aside their differences for the collective good of Red Mountain. But will their deep-seated dissimilarities prove too great to overcome what's coming?Publication dateDecember 1, 2018Amazon rating4.4/5Print length376LanguageEnglishPublisherIndependently published
- TagsmysteryDescriptionMargot Simpson was raised to believe you dance in the downpour. She abandoned her Broadway career for the man of her dreams in Burlington, Vermont, embracing her role as wife, mother, and homemaker with an artist's passion. For years, her husband was dedicated. But his political aspirations are getting in the way of his family's happiness. With his eyes on a Senate seat, he has forgotten the people who matter most. "Give up" isn't in Margot's vocabulary. She's convinced if she loves him hard enough, he'll awaken from his daydream. But as Margot strives to be the perfect wife, she realizes her own awakening—and sanity—are at stake. This is a quirky, off-the-wall tale of one woman's dysfunction while carrying out an unorthodox plan to get her husband back.Publication dateJanuary 17, 2019Amazon rating4.2/5Print length196LanguageEnglishPublisherIndependently published
- Tags---DescriptionRed Mountain, in Washington State wine country, draws searchers, wanderers, artists, and farmers seeking a place to belong. The eccentric inhabitants, despite the landscape and wines, often attract trouble. Brooks Baker, with a broken past, craves stability but faces a difficult choice when the woman he loves considers leaving. Innkeeper Margot Pierce, who fled Vermont, confronts a new challenge with her fiancé's estranged daughter's arrival. Otis Till, the grapefather, intends to pass the reins to the new generation, but only after one last great vintage. Red Mountain Burning is the final book in this story of souls striving to make their small wine region thrive amidst chaos. Will they endure the fires of the coming vintage, or will Red Mountain go down in flames?Publication dateJanuary 20, 2020Amazon rating4.5/5Print length372LanguageEnglishPublisherSandy Run Press
- Tags---DescriptionThe air at Woodstock in 1969 thrummed with possibility, a potent counterpoint to the music. It was there that two souls, adrift and dreaming, found an anchor in each other. For Otis, the liberating spirit of Rebecca, with her boundless heart, cast a spell that made him question everything—his path toward journalism, his future at Berkeley. When he saw the sun-drenched vineyards of Sonoma, where she hailed from, the intoxicating idea of a life among the vines began to intertwine with his burgeoning love. Impulsively married and devoted beyond measure, Otis and Rebecca were ready to chase whatever came next, no matter the cost. Their shared ambition propelled them from the rolling hills of Sonoma to the unique landscape of Washington's Red Mountain wine country. Together, they fought against the odds, striving to carve their names into the competitive world of wine. But as decades passed, the darkness they would eventually face, and the immense strength required to find their way back to the light, was something neither could have ever foreseen. Now older, reflecting on a life rich with both blessings and profound loss, Otis is moved to set down the epic love story that defined his existence.Publication dateSeptember 16, 2025Amazon rating4.6/5Print length445LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
Order of Short Stories/Novellas
- TagsmysteryDescriptionThe humid air of Charleston, South Carolina, hangs heavy, much like the secrets that cling to its historic streets. Here, Dewey Moses, a farmer of heirloom tomatoes and a bluegrass musician, is navigating a year of hard-won sobriety. Booted from his home and his band, he’s rebuilding his life one day at a time, his days spent at the farmer’s market, his nights quiet. Yet, his true gift lies not in the soil, but in uncovering truths buried deep beneath the surface. His knack for getting to the bottom of things, once a favor for a friend, has become his most unexpected talent. When Faye Callahan, wife of a powerful land developer, seeks his help, Dewey is drawn into a mystery that chills him to the bone. Her daughter, found dead after a supposed leap from the Cooper River Bridge, left a suicide note. Witnesses saw her car abandoned, but Faye refuses to believe the official story. Her daughter, she insists, was radiantly happy, newly in love. Why would she choose to end it all? As Dewey agrees to investigate, he’ll soon discover that some truths are best left undisturbed, and digging too deep can unearth more than you bargained for. Off You Go offers a smart, quick dive into the murky waters of deception, where the most irresistible investigator might just be a man trying to save himself.Publication dateJuly 22, 2016Amazon rating4.2/5Print length82LanguageEnglishPublisherSandy Run Press
Order of Standalone Novels
- Tags---DescriptionCharleston, South Carolina. A city steeped in the echoes of the Old South, where genteel playboys and society debutantes move along quiet cobblestone streets. But beneath the sultry, charming veneer, danger lurks. DEA Agent T.A. Reddick arrives seeking solace, hoping a return to his roots will heal a wounded heart and the guilt of killing a friend. He is known as The Pretender, one of the best undercover agents in the DEA, but breaking into Charleston's high society might just be his most dangerous mission yet. A movie star's death casts a national spotlight on the city's underground cocaine trade, forcing Reddick undercover to unmask the main supplier and dismantle the operation. As a hurricane bears down on the port city and the DEA prepares its trap, Reddick finds himself contending with more than he ever could have imagined. Brash and bold, he is a hero you won't soon forget.Publication dateMarch 1, 2014Amazon rating4.3/5Print length258LanguageEnglishPublisherSandy Run Press
- Tags---DescriptionHarper Knox traded his family's cherry orchard for grapevines, seeking peace and a way to conquer his PTSD. He hoped winemaking would offer a quiet life. But across the state, Seattle braces for the Singularity Summit, a conference on artificial intelligence that has ignited fury and protests. A former comrade from Fort Bragg appears with a lucrative offer: protect Dr. Wilhelm Sebastian, the Summit's keynote speaker. Drawn by the promise of cash and the thrill of danger, Harper agrees. Yet, he may have stepped into a plot far more deadly than a simple bodyguard assignment. The lines between protection and peril blur as the city erupts and Harper faces a threat he never anticipated.Publication dateJanuary 25, 2014Amazon rating4.3/5Print length284LanguageEnglishPublisherSandy Run Press
- Tags---DescriptionA grieving widow and a disenchanted writer form an unexpected bond in a novel about second chances and finding the courage to let go of the past. It’s been three years since Claire Kite lost her husband, David, an aspiring novelist, in a tragic car accident. Claire finally finds the courage to move on; then she discovers among the remnants of her shattered world her husband’s last manuscript. It’s intimate, stirring—and unfinished. An idea comes to her…What if she can find someone to give David’s novel the ending it deserves? Whitaker Grant is famous for his one and only novel—a masterpiece that became a hit film. But after being crippled by the pressure of success and his failed marriage, Whitaker retreated from the public eye in his native St. Petersburg, Florida. Years later, he’s struggling through a deep midlife crisis. Until he receives an intriguing request from a lonely widow. To honor David’s story, Whitaker must understand, heart and soul, the man who wrote it and the woman he left behind. There’s more to the novel than anyone dreamed. Something personal. Something true. Maybe, in bringing a chapter of David’s life to a close, Claire and Whitaker can find hope for a new beginning.Publication dateAugust 4, 2020Amazon rating4.5/5Print length335LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
- Tags---DescriptionMaine, 1969. Aspiring artist Annalisa Mancuso lives with her Italian family in the stifling factory town of Payton Mills. Her mother's lost dreams haunt her, pushing Annalisa to dedicate herself solely to painting, closed off to love. She leaves Payton Mills for the opportunities of Portland's art scene, seeking her voice. But she meets Thomas, an Ivy League student whose attentions and troubled family upend her life. As their relationship deepens, Annalisa balances her dreams against unexpected love. Then, an unforgivable lie unravels, threatening everything. Opening herself to life and love is a risk, a chance to become the artist she's meant to be, or lose herself entirely.Publication dateAugust 3, 2021Amazon rating4.4/5Print length429LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
- TagsromanceDescriptionAdjusting to the death of his wife hasn't been easy on Baxter Shaw—or on their eight-year-old daughter, Mia. Baxter has left his band and abandoned his dreams to focus on being a single father, but it’s not enough: Mia’s exhibiting escalating behavioral problems. And neither has been able to face the past head-on…until the past reaches out to them. After surprising results from a DNA test, Baxter and Mia travel to southeastern Spain to connect with their mysterious roots. Staying in a centuries-old villa on an olive oil estate, they come to know the family they never realized they had, including a woman whose strength and passion for the estate remind Baxter of the love he lost—and that it’s not too late to rekindle his own dreams. For Baxter and Mia, it’s a healing season in Spain, and the romance of the culture awakens a new outlook on life. But when long-simmering family secrets surface and the estate's fate is called into question, Baxter must choose to let go of the past if he ever hopes to find love and live again.Publication dateAugust 16, 2022Amazon rating4.4/5Print length367LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
- Tags---DescriptionTwenty years ago, a tragic decision drove veterinarian Dr. Carver Livingston from his Vermont hometown, and he hasn't returned since. But when his parents' marriage crumbles and his mother calls for support, Carver is drawn back to Teterbury, determined to fix what's broken and disappear before his past catches up. Hiding proves impossible, however, as old friends resurface and dormant feelings for a former love reignite. He also finds himself drawn to his fragile English teacher, Mrs. Cartwright, who once taught him to find perspective in the stars, and now needs his help to see the light again. As Carver, his parents, and Mrs. Cartwright face their own turning points, he must decide if staying to help them find hope is worth confronting the very past he fled.Publication dateAugust 22, 2023Amazon rating4.3/5Print length347LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
- TagsmysterycrimeDescriptionCharli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads as she approaches thirty, unable to catch a break in life or love. With the Thurman family’s tumultuous history, she knows things will only get worse unless she can break the cycle and figure out where—and when—it all went wrong. Skeptical when her best friend introduces her to a soul reader who specializes in generational trauma, Charli experiences an inexplicable memory of terrible violence during therapy. Whatever happened in the past created an imbalance that’s still in the Thurman blood. Her research leads her to Winchester, England, where she meets Noah, a charming pub owner whose own family history is similarly twisted. As the mystery deepens around a damaged inheritance and a tragic death, Charli is resolved to find the truth and create the fresh start she has been hoping for her whole life.Publication dateAugust 20, 2024Amazon rating4.4/5Print length387LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
- TagsmysterycrimeDescriptionDr. Frank Overbrook is found dead on the beach the morning after his wedding. On a tiny island off Paradiso, Florida, in 1970, the island's residents gathered to welcome newlyweds Catherine and Frank, who had traded city life for swaying palms and an ocean breeze. But the celebration turns deadly when Frank is discovered on the sand. Detective Quentin Jones eyes the guests from the welcome party: the retiring doctor and host, his nurse, the volatile Miriam and her husband David, the antisocial Carters, and Sylvie, a blind sculptor from Quentin’s past. As the investigation digs deeper into this close-knit group, long-buried secrets surface—and more than one is worth killing for.Publication dateMarch 18, 2025Amazon rating4.3/5Print length380LanguageEnglishPublisherLake Union Publishing
Frequently Asked Questions about Boo Walker
Boo Walker's books can be read in various orders depending on your preference. For the Red Mountain Chronicles series, the order is Red Mountain (2016), Red Mountain Rising (2018), A Marriage Well Done (2019), Red Mountain Burning (2020), and Before We Say Goodbye (2025). If you are interested in his standalone novels, you can start with Lowcountry Punch (2014), Turn or Burn (2014), An Unfinished Story (2020), The Singing Trees (2021), or A Spanish Sunrise (2022). His novella Off You Go was published in 2016. Reading the series in order is recommended for the fullest experience of that narrative arc.
A good starting point for Boo Walker is his Red Mountain Chronicles series, beginning with Red Mountain (2016). This series is what he is best known for and introduces many of the colorful characters and soulful narratives present in his work. Alternatively, if you prefer to start with a standalone novel, An Unfinished Story (2020) offers a complete narrative arc and showcases his writing style. Lowcountry Punch (2014) and Turn or Burn (2014) are also early standalone novels.
It is not strictly necessary to read all of Boo Walker's books in order, especially his standalone novels, as each offers a self-contained story. However, for his Red Mountain Chronicles series, reading the books in their chronological publication order is recommended to follow the overarching plot and character development cohesively. The standalone novels can be enjoyed independently of the series and of each other.
Boo Walker writes both standalone novels and series. He is best known for the Red Mountain Chronicles series. In addition to this series, he has written several standalone novels, including Lowcountry Punch, Turn or Burn, An Unfinished Story, The Singing Trees, and A Spanish Sunrise. He also has a novella titled Off You Go. Under the name Benjamin Blackmore, he writes thrillers, which may also be part of a series or standalones.
As of late 2023, Boo Walker has written over 15 books. This number includes the novels in his Red Mountain Chronicles series, his standalone novels, and his novella. He has also written thrillers under the pseudonym Benjamin Blackmore. The exact count can fluctuate as he continues to publish new works, but his bibliography includes a substantial collection of fiction across different forms.
The first book Boo Walker wrote that is listed is Lowcountry Punch, published in 2014. This was a standalone novel. His novella Off You Go was also published in 2016, the same year his first book in the Red Mountain Chronicles series, Red Mountain, was released. These early works established his presence as a writer of impactful stories.
Boo Walker's most recent book listed is Before We Say Goodbye, scheduled for publication in 2025, which is part of the Red Mountain Chronicles series. Other recent standalone novels include A Spanish Sunrise (2022) and The Singing Trees (2021). His output includes both series entries and standalone works, with ongoing projects and releases.
Boo Walker writes novels that are often described as having colorful characters and soulful narratives. While not strictly confined to one genre, his work, particularly the Red Mountain Chronicles series and his thrillers under the name Benjamin Blackmore, fall into the thriller and general fiction categories. His standalone novels explore various themes and settings, offering engaging stories to a wide readership.
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